Hi Kate, Thanks so much for the feedback! You make a good point on the island being perpendicular. I've always seen them parallel, so this was new for us. It is a new dividing wall separating the pantry and laundry so we can extend the laundry. Thanks a lot appreciate the comments.

I’d cut island back to 2400 (just found dimension)- Allow 600 per seat. Give the 200 to walkway between Dining and bench for better access from laundry

Going off your latest drawing and the original, perhaps something similar to the following

Hello there, I have seen this layout before and last time I said: and I still hold that the best idea is to have the bathroom and laundry both in need of windows, on the exterior wall for fresh air and light. Then have the pantry which doesn't need window where the bathroom is and the laundry/bathroom where you have the pantry now. Then the kitchen can be more central to the living/dining area with a long island facing to the back garden. A bench across the back wall with sink , DW and cook top with fridge and wall oven and clear 3 x 1 m island. there is plenty of length in the room for this easily. If you leave an area of the verandah free from roofing you will not need sky lights which will loose winter heat and add summer heat to the home. That is the way I would design this for most efficient and best design of the "control center kitchen". Cheers Margot

Hi Margot - thanks so much. We played around with the various options and centreing the kitchen only gave us the one wall as you mentioned which seemed limiting for the sink, cooktop and fridge. Hence we haven't flipped the bathroom given the kitchen hasn't moved. :( Are you thinking like the attached image that they are all in a line??

Yes we are hoping to leave some of the verandah free from roof which will help. Need a crystal ball to predict how much light we will get to help the cooling/heating challenge of skylights you mentioned! Ideally we'd like no lights on in the day. :) Thanks!

Hi @siriuskey - this is the currnetl layout for our upstairs which we are renovating for just bedrooms and a rumpus. are you suggesting we replicate this downstairs? We have reinstated the garage where we have given it's south west facing so gets little light and is quite a cold part of the house. thanks

Sorry Rakesh, It appears that I over looked attaching my suggestion with your original Plan above, I have shown two possible fridge positions. And did you mean that the "second living room" is no longer becoming the garage

Great plan Siruskey

Yes Rakesh, That is what I was suggesting. If drawn to scale it might look more appealing and better balanced too. Happy to do that with more info and chat.... Cheers Margot